Top 29 Drama Movies Releases from 1972

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. Look into Deliverance / IMDB / YouTube

A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane. Explore Solaris / IMDB / YouTube

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention. Find out about Tokyo Story / IMDB / YouTube

A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them. Details on Cabaret / IMDB / YouTube

A group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea. See more about The Poseidon Adventure / IMDB / YouTube

A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Read about Frenzy / IMDB / YouTube

A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together. Info on The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie / IMDB / YouTube

A country bumpkin martial artist visits his relatives in Rome, Italy, where he must defend them and their restaurant against harassment from brutal gangsters. Details on The Way of the Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

Two teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts. Get info on The Last House on the Left / IMDB / YouTube

A low-life bandit and an I.R.A. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution. Look into Duck, You Sucker! / IMDB / YouTube

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier. Details on Jeremiah Johnson / IMDB / YouTube

During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his master's fighting school. Get info on Fist of Fury / IMDB / YouTube

In a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft. Read about Silent Running / IMDB / YouTube

A young Chinese man sworn an oath of non-violence moves to Thailand to work with his cousins in an ice factory, which he discovers to be a front for a sinister heroin-smuggling operation. Explore The Big Boss / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader. See more about Joe Kidd / IMDB / YouTube

Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father. Read about Late Spring / IMDB / YouTube

Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his cattle herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of rustlers is trailing them. Info on The Cowboys / IMDB / YouTube

In the late 1960s, a pretentious, womanizing young cat drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem, hits the road with an ex-girlfriend and gets mixed up with domestic terrorists. See more about Fritz the Cat / IMDB / YouTube

A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life. Look into Fellini's Roma / IMDB / YouTube

Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die. Look into Tales from the Crypt / IMDB / YouTube

Billy Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden. More about Slaughterhouse-Five / IMDB / YouTube

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Get info on Boxcar Bertha / IMDB / YouTube

In 1870, a gang robs a train and steals a ceremonial Japanese sword meant as a gift for the U.S. President, prompting a manhunt to retrieve it. Look into Red Sun / IMDB / YouTube

A troubled fashion designer strikes up a romance with a much younger woman. More about The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant / IMDB / YouTube

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment. Explore The Candidate / IMDB / YouTube

A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence. Check out 1776 / IMDB / YouTube

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions. More about Fat City / IMDB / YouTube

A family chooses a match for their daughter Noriko, but she, surprisingly, has her own plans. Explore Early Summer / IMDB / YouTube

Though he has an adoring wife, a bourgeois man is still tempted to pursue other women. Learn about Love in the Afternoon / IMDB / YouTube